The president of Sporting Lisbon has said the club will not bow down to “blackmail and insults” as he denied that star striker Viktor Gyokeres, who is of interest to Manchester United and Arsenal, will be allowed to leave the club for £59 million.

Sporting CP president Frederico Varandas has warned Viktor Gyökeres’s various suitors that the club’s leading talisman will not be available for a cut-price fee and accused the striker’s agent of trying to “blackmail” him.

According to reports, Manchester United target Viktor Gyokeres has decided to ‘go on strike’ as he looks to secure a big move elsewhere this summer. Gyokeres is highly sought after as he scored 54 goals in all competitions for Sporting Lisbon during the 2024/25 campaign to cement himself as a frontrunner to be this year’s top scorer in 2025.